Don't rush to give your kitten milk, though. Just because kittens can digest lactose doesn't mean they should be drinking cow's milk. Cats are much smaller animals than cows and, fittingly, the amount ...

Onscreen and on the page, milk is portrayed as the ideal food for cats. It's a favorite of the titular cat Tom in the popular cartoon “Tom and Jerry" and the family of posh cats in the 1970 Disney ...

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Why Milk and Cats Don’t Mix Cats, especially after they’re weaned as kittens, lose much of the enzyme lactase that helps digest lactose, the natural sugar found in milk. Without enough lactase, their ...

Many of you may have been surprised by the agile and supple movements of cats and the amazing sense of balance that they occasionally show, but their elegance seems to be demonstrated when drinking ...

A cluster of cats on a Texas dairy farm died after drinking raw milk from dairy cows affected with bird flu, according to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The ...

A California man whose two cats died after drinking raw milk recalled for bird flu risk says he meant to keep his beloved pets healthy, but his efforts tragically backfired. “It’s horrible when you ...

Hatty Willmoth is a Newsweek food and nutrition reporter based in London, U.K. She has covered special diets, gut health and functional medicine extensively. Hatty joined Newsweek in 2024 from the ...

Can cats drink oat milk? It’s a question I encounter increasingly in my veterinary practice. As more households embrace plant-based diets, many animal lovers wonder whether their cats can share in ...